Bengaluru, April 4 -- The matter escalated to Raj Bhavan, where Governor Thawarchand Gehlot has sought a review and asked the government to reconsider the decision, turning what began as an academic policy tweak into a state-wide debate on language priorities and student evaluation.

The Karnataka government's move to replace marks with a grading system for the third language in SSLC examinations has now come under heightened scrutiny after objections from language groups prompted intervention from the Governor's office.

The representation, submitted by the Association for Preservation of Local Languages and forwarded to the state administration, raised concerns that the new grading-only approach could dilute the academic weight of the sub...